The Octagon-side physician in Paris had seen sufficient. He moved to cease the principle occasion between Renato Moicano and the home-standing Benoit Saint Denis because the latter’s proper eye had been shut from some vicious ground-and-pound strikes within the first spherical.

The physician’s stoppage got here earlier than the third spherical, however oddly sufficient, Saint Denis had in some way recovered sufficient to win the second body. Nonetheless, the harm he incurred within the first spherical gave him a steep uphill climb. Saint Denis is named the God of Conflict, and after tangling with Moicano, the Frenchman seemed like he’d been in a single.

When the struggle was over, a number of MMA neighborhood members took to X to precise their opinions.

ESPN MMA posted this earlier than and after picture of Saint Denis to point out the extent of injury Moicano did in only one spherical.

Alex Behunin referenced Saint Denis’s loss in opposition to Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos in October 2021. Referee Vyacheslav Kiselev allowed Saint Denis to take much more punishment than he ought to have in that struggle as dos Santos pummeled him on the ft many of the first spherical.

Daniel Cormier, Paul Felder, and Jon Anik had been screaming for Kiselev to cease the struggle, and very similar to what we noticed in opposition to Moicano, Saint-Denis was in a position to mount a small comeback, however not sufficient to win. Behunin referred to as each losses “horrendous beatings.”

Saint Denis’ calling card is his toughness. His background in France’s particular forces unit is part of the mystique. He’s starting to rack up the variety of stoppage defeats and taking an excellent quantity of injury within the course of.

It’s time somebody on his staff begins to consider his long-term future within the sport and past.

Here’s a have a look at all the outcomes from UFC Paris.

UFC Battle Night time Paris Fundamental Card

• Renato Moicano def. Benoît Saint Denis through TKO at 5:00 of Spherical 3
• Nassourdine Imavov def. Brendan Allen through unanimous determination (29-28×3)
• William Gomis defeats Joanderson Brito through cut up determination (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Bryan Battle defeats Kevin Jousset through TKO at 3:47 of Spherical 2
• Morgan Charriere defeats Gabriel Miranda through KO at 0:27 of Spherical 2
• Fares Ziam defeats Matt Frevola through KO at 2:59 of Spherical 3
• Ion Cutelaba defeats Ivan Erslan through cut up determination (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Oumar Sy defeats Jung Da-woon through unanimous determination (30-27 x 3)
• Ľudovit Klein defeats Roosevelt Roberts through unanimous determination (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
• Taylor Lapilus def. Vince Morales through unanimous determination (30-27×3)
• Ailín Pérez def. Daria Zheleznyakova through submission at 3:52 of Spherical 1 (Arm-Triangle Choke)
• Daniel Barez defeats Victor Altamirano through unanimous determination (29-28 x 3)
• Jacqueline Cavalcanti defeats Nora Cornolle through cut up determination (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
• Chris Duncan defeats Bolaji Oki through submission at 3:34 of Spherical 1 (Guillotine)